The Nigerian Communications
Commission, (NCC), weekend, warned that any telecommunications operator that
did not submit a summary of customers’ registered and unregistered, active and
deactivated lines as at Friday, July 5, 2013 may be sanctioned.
The Commission’s warning is coming
at the expiration of deadline for registration of SIM cards process which ended
June 30, 2013.
In a letter to the operators dated
July 2, 2013, the regulator told the operators that, “pursuant to NCC
(Registration of Telephone Subscribers) Regulations 2011, and our subsequent
direction of 15th April, 2013, extending the deadline for the full deactivation
of all unregistered SIM cards to 30th June, 2013, we wish to draw your
attention to the expiration of the deadline.”
It therefore directed “that the
operators should forward to the Commission, a summary of the registered and active
lines on your network as at 30th of June 2013; details of the unregistered and
deactivated lines as at 30th of June 2013 and consistent with section 15(2) of
the NCC’s Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations 2011.
“That, operators deactivate all
unregistered SIM cards on its network immediately. Deactivation in this case,
and consistent with section 1 of the NCC’s Registration of Telephone
Subscribers Regulation 2011 means that all unregistered SIM cards are
disallowed full access to your network including the ability to make and
receive calls, to send and receive SMS and other range of services
usually provided on your network.
“That operators provide firm
confirmation that these lines have been fully deactivated in line with the
provisions of this regulation.”
In the letter signed by the
Director, Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement NCC, U.A.S.
Maska, the Commission also warned that these information/data should reach the
Commission on or before the close of business on Friday 5th July,
2013, after which failure may attract maximum penalty.
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